




Searching for a dog trainer or kennel facility can be
arduous task. More than “just a pet,” our dogs are very
important family members and always treated as such.
Trusting them to just any trainer is not an option. After
many months of research the kennel and gun dog training
facility of choice for our sixteen month old English Setter
is Countryside Kennels in Bad Axe, Michigan.
Owner, Jim “Lucky” Miller has been training and breeding
sporting dogs now for four decades. His extensive
knowledge and experience with dog handling,
understanding of breeds, work ethic and honesty are
second to none. Nestled in the farmland of Bad Axe
Michigan Jim’s kennels are very clean, neat, well
organized and a place that I felt very comfortable leaving
our Setter, Annie. We would miss her but were very
confident that she would be well taken care of.
At Countryside Kennels the expansive acreage with
various habitats, developed by Jim, are a trainer and gun
dog paradise. Native Prairie grasses, Autumn Olive,
wooded timber, great mixes of cover, three ponds for
water dogs, intelligent care and training, Countryside
Kennels has it all.
Unfortunately busy schedules, lack of time and training
knowledge is often the case for many hunters that long to
have a well trained hunting partner. That was certainly the
case for me. Jim Miller has turned my once unruly year
old Setter, that was more than a handful, into a well
trained grouse hunting partner. Considering the short
time that Annie was with Jim I feel he was able to
complete miracles with her. Is she perfect? No, but she is
a manageable dog that will be a great hunting partner in
the coming seasons. I can assure you that if future
training is needed for Annie it will be with Countryside
Kennels without a doubt.
For more information on training or pups for sale at
Countryside Kennels
